Pune buy Ben Stokes for a record Rs. 14.5 CRORE

February 20, 2017 10:08

We have a short break of around 15 minutes before the next round of auction begins.

So far, it has been an action-packed start at the IPL Player's Auction and as expected Ben Stokes sparked a huge interest with around four franchises going all out to secure his services.

He bagged the second highest bid at the IPL Auction as Rising Pune Supergiants bought him for a massive Rs. 14.5 crore.

Eoin Morgan and Angelo Mathews were bought for Rs. 2 crore by Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils respectively.

Pawan Negi was snapped up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 1 crore, while Corey Anderson was bought by Delhi for the same amount.

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